Remnants of Las Vegas' past

Golden Steer restaurant

Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times

However much Las Vegas changes, it'll live fondly in people's memories as the swanky playground of the Rat Pack. That era lives on, if you look for it. One such holdout is the Golden Steer, a restaurant with a look and menu that haven't changed much since it opened in 1958.

However much Las Vegas changes, it'll live fondly in people's memories as the swanky playground of the Rat Pack. That era lives on, if you look for it. One such holdout is the Golden Steer, a restaurant with a look and menu that haven't changed much since it opened in 1958. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Bananas Foster goes up in a blaze at the Golden Steer. The Wood family, visiting from Corona del Mar, watches appreciatively. Booths in the restaurant are named for onetime patrons including Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra.

Bananas Foster goes up in a blaze at the Golden Steer. The Wood family, visiting from Corona del Mar, watches appreciatively. Booths in the restaurant are named for onetime patrons including Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)